Rosemead High School varsity girls’ basketball team defeated El Monte 56-36 on Feb. 8, at Rosemead’s gym for its record 46th straight Mission Valley League victory.

Rosemead won its fifth straight MVL Championship and 10th in the past 12 years with Jay Gauthier Sr. as head coach.

The CIF-SS 3AAA 10th-ranked host Panthers improved their MVL record to 10-0 and overall record to 19-6. Visiting El Monte finished second in the league with an 8-2 record and has an 15-11 overall record.

Rosemead will host Nogales High School in the CIF Southern Section 3AAA playoffs on Thursday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Panthers gym.

Rosemead’s junior varsity team defeated El Monte to finish second in league with an 8-2 record.

Rosemead Wins 46th Straight MVL Game

NBA 3-Point Range — Rosemead High School senior guard Melody Gauthier (35), shown in this photo recently making a three pointer from nearly out of bounds against Gabrielino High School, scored 15 points and had 10 rebounds, 10 assists, five steals, three blocked shots and zero turnovers as Rosemead easily defeated El Monte 56-36 in the Mission Valley League (MVL) Championship game on Feb. 8, at Rosemead.

Gauthier now has a school career scoring record of 1,523 points. Rosemead improved to 10-0 in league for the Panthers record 46th straight MVL victory and improved its overall record to 19-6, and Rosemead won its fifth straight MVL title and 10th in past 12 years with Head Coach Jay Gauthier Sr. The 14th ranked El Monte Lions fell to 8-2 in league and 15-11 overall. The 12th-ranked Panthers will host Nogales in the first round of the CIF Southern Section 3AAA playoffs this Thursday, Feb. 14 at Rosemead High at 7 p.m.

Photo by C. Lyons

Hua is Quick as a Cat

Rosemead High School Panthers senior guard Sydney Hua (10) scores a lay-up so fast the opponent only sees her hair as Rosemead teammate senior center Priscilla Franco watches the lay-up for one of Hua’s 14 points in Rosemead’s 56-36 win against visiting El Monte for the Mission Valley League Championship on Jan. 8 at Rosemead. Hua is second in CIF-SS division with 8.3 steals per game average. In Rosemead’s championship win, the fifth straight title and 10th title in the past 12 years for Rosemead Head Coach Jay Gauthier Sr., Hua also had six rebounds, six assists, eight steals, one blocked shot and only two turnovers.